Ruben Vardanyan detained as he tried to cross into Armenia in first high-profile arrest since Azerbaijani offensive
Azerbaijan has detained a former leader of the breakawaygovernment in its first high profile arrest since launching a lightning offensive last week that it said would lead to a “reintegration” of the territory into Azerbaijan.
As Azerbaijani forces have moved into villages and towns, more than 40% of the population of Karabakh have evacuated in just over 72 hours. His wife, Veronika Zonabend, confirmed his arrest in a statement. “My husband, Ruben Vardanyan, the philanthropist, businessman and former minister of state of Artsakh, has been arrested and held captive by the Azerbaijani authorities at the border as he attempted to leave this morning, along with thousands of Armenians escaping Azerbaijani occupation,” she said.
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